As you may have heard, some fellow nerds and I went and bought an old beater of a car, prepped it for racing, and had a grand old time at a 24 Hours of Lemons race. In true Lemons tradition, the DC-area race has an awesome name: Capitol Offense. Drew has a nice summary of why one might do such a thing, if you’re not clear.  Our team theme was Cobra Kai.  Our car was a ’94 Volvo 940 wagon.

Fun was had by all. And I even got in a minor wreck and cracked up the car a bit. Here are a bunch of pictures, and a video of some of the mishaps, including my little crash toward the end.   I highly recommend the whole Lemons thing to anyone and everyone.

 

Some video highlights:

 

Some pics too (see all of them in my Flickr set):

Its a ‘race wagon, yo:

 

 

But it held its own (battling a Lancia no less):

 

Our camp was first rate:

 

And yeah its legally registered:

 

Our hood is sweet:

 

We removed a few excess parts during the weekend:

 

 

Yes, venting noxious gasses to the atmosphere was required:

 

 

Yes, this is a smoker (you know, for dinner):

 

I loved this car (though they never got it race-ready in time):

 

 

And this was my personal favorite — fast and light:

 

You know you have to have costumes, right?  Humiliating but true:  

 

More pics on my Flickr…  Now get out there and race.

 

Definitely worth a visit IRL.